The historic move — which saw the Quebec printing and media giant sell a combined 28 publications and web brands, as well as printing and distribution assets, to the Chronicle Herald — creates a media chain that covers every major market in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador. It even extends into a sliver of New Brunswick with The Sackville Tribune-Post.
Question: What are your thoughts on the sale and what are you hoping it will mean when it comes to local media coverage?
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In the biggest east coast media shakeup in recent memory, owners of Halifax’s venerable Chronicle Herald have quietly scooped up Transcontinental Inc.’s entire roster of stalwart Atlantic-Canadian local newspapers and websites — including The Western Star in Corner Brook.
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